County trio set for CIF State Track and Field finals Saturday | Local Roundup Soquel High senior Jonelle Scott was one of 12 athletes to qualify for the final in the girls’ pole vault at the 104th CIF State Championships at Buchanan High in Clovis at Buchanan High on ... 05/25/2024 - 6:34 am | View Link
ATP roundup: Casper Ruud wins twice to take Geneva title May 25 - Second-seeded Casper Ruud recorded a pair of victories on Saturday to capture his third Gonet Geneva Open title in four years in Switzerland. Ruud advanced to the final with a 1-6, 6-1, 7-6 ... 05/25/2024 - 6:17 am | View Link
Roundup: Union Springs softball advances to Section IV, Class C championship Union Springs' Avery Koch celebrates with Ella Doughery after making a diving catch in left field against Southern Cayuga in the Section IV, Class C semifinal game at Union Springs High School May 21. 05/25/2024 - 1:32 am | View Link
College roundup: UW-La Crosse BASEBALL TEAM one win away from winning super regional The UW-La Crosse baseball team is one win away from winning an NCAA Division III Super Regional after handing UW-Whitewater a 3-2 defeat in the opener of ... 05/24/2024 - 7:34 pm | View Link
State roundup: Maliyah Mann leads top-seeded University softball into 3A semis; Almira/Coulee-Hartline baseball reaches 1B title game University 14, Roosevelt 1: Maliyah Mann struck out nine in a five inning complete game four-hitter and hit a three-run home run in the first inning as the top-seeded Titans (23-1) beat the ... 05/24/2024 - 5:00 pm | View Link
Locals in a Japanese town frustrated by overtourism had a plan to keep unruly sightseers away, but people are already poking holes in it. Literally.
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A week after a giant black mesh barrier was mounted in Fujikawaguchiko to block a popular view of Mount Fuji in the background of a convenience store, local authorities are reporting that around 10 small openings have been made in the barrier.
“It’s about manners.
Moon Alert: There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Moon is in Aquarius.
Happy Birthday for Tuesday, May 28, 2024:
You are physically active, energetic and adventurous. New experiences appeal to you because you like life to be interesting! Fortunately, exciting changes exist for you this year, along with increased personal freedom.
MELBOURNE, Australia — Authorities fear a second landslide and a disease outbreak are looming at the scene of Papua New Guinea’s mass-casualty disaster because of water streams and bodies trapped beneath the tons of debris that swept over a village, a United Nations official said Tuesday.
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A mass of boulders, earth and splintered trees devastated Yambali in the South Pacific nation’s remote highlands when a limestone mountainside sheared away Friday.
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A series of powerful storms swept over the central and southern U. S. over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, killing at least 22 people and leaving a wide trail of destroyed homes, businesses and power outages.
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The destructive storms caused deaths in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Kentucky and were just north of an oppressive, early season heat wave setting records from south Texas to Florida.
Forecasters said the severe weather could shift to the East Coast later Monday and warned millions of people outdoors for the holiday to watch the skies.
Bill Walton, who starred for John Wooden’s UCLA Bruins before becoming a Hall of Famer for his NBA career and one of the biggest stars in basketball broadcasting, died Monday, the league announced on behalf of his family. Walton, who had a prolonged fight with cancer, was 71.
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He was the NBA’s MVP in the 1977-78 season, a two-time champion and a member of both the NBA’s 50th anniversary and 75th anniversary teams.